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Culex or typical mosquitoes are a genus of mosquitoes, several species of which serve as vectors of one or more important diseases of birds, humans, and other animals. The diseases they vector include arbovirus infections such as West Nile virus , Japanese encephalitis , or St. Louis encephalitis , but also filariasis and avian malaria .
Culex pipiens is a species of mosquito commonly referred to as the common house mosquito or northern house mosquito.Native to Africa, Asia and Europe, it is now widely distributed in temperate regions on every continent except Antarctica [1] and is one of the most common mosquitoes found in human habitats in temperate parts of the northern hemisphere. [2]
The London Underground mosquito, Culex pipiens f. molestus, is a form of mosquito.It is named for its biting of people sleeping in the London Underground railway system during the Blitz, [1] [2] but it has a worldwide distribution and long predates the existence of the London Underground.
This is a list of described Culex species around the world, as of 2006. Subspecies have been omitted. Subspecies have been omitted. There are possibly errors and inaccuracies in this list that stem from the conversion from the source.
Culex restuans is a species of mosquito known to occur in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and the Bahamas. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a disease vector for St. Louis encephalitis and West Nile virus . [ 3 ]
Culex (Culex) gelidus is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, [1] Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India ...
Culex modestus Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Culicidae Genus: Culex Species: C. modestus Binomial name Culex modestus Ficalbi, 1889. Culex modestus (no common name) is a species of blood-feeding mosquito of the family Culicidae. It has been experimentally demonstrated to be capable of transmitting West ...
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus is a species of mosquito and is the main vector of the disease Japanese encephalitis. [1] This mosquito is a native of northern Asia, and parts of Africa (northeast and sub-Saharan). [2] Females target large animals for blood extraction, including cattle and swine, and are strongly anthropophilic. [3]